"Truth About You" | ||||
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Single by Mitchell Tenpenny | ||||
from the album This Is the Heavy | ||||
Released | July 9, 2021 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:23 | |||
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Mitchell Tenpenny singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Truth About You" on YouTube |
"Truth About You" is a song by American country music singer Mitchell Tenpenny. It was released on July 9, 2021 as the lead single from his second studio album This Is the Heavy . Tenpenny co-wrote the song with Matt Alderman and Thomas Archer, and produced it with Jordan Schmidt. [1]
Tenpenny first revealed the song on TikTok in July 2021. The song went on to gain over 2.5 million streams in the first three days. [2] He stated in a press release: "I have the best and most reactive fans. Their instantaneous feedback is invaluable to me as an artist. There is nothing more gratifying than making music for them." [3]
In a radio interview with Taste of Country Nights, Tenpenny stated that the song is about an "ex-[girlfriend]", "experiences his friends have gone through" and his "own bad behavior in relationships". [4]
The music video was released on September 1, 2021, and directed by Dustin Haney. It was filmed at Bobby’s Idle Hour bar and Warren Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. [5]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [15] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [16] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [17] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | July 9, 2021 |
| Columbia Nashville | [18] |
United States | August 16, 2021 | Country radio | [2] |